Posted in endurance on Feb 6th, 2012
“Don’t miss the bus.”
“A day late and a dollar short.”
“You snooze, you lose.”
These are just some of figures of speech that the English language uses to warn people against apathy, particularly toward important deadlines.
Part of life is learning how to be prepared for deadlines.
Miss them and there’s a cost.
Sometimes there is [...]
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Posted in God's leading on Jan 18th, 2012
I’m sure that Old West wagon masters got a lot of good food cooked for them when the wagon trains made it to Oregon or Washington.
Can you imagine how glad the women of all those thousands wagon trains were when the many months of travelling ended and setting up a household began?
Oh my, there must [...]
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Posted in mercy on Jan 12th, 2012
You perhaps recall those days in beginning chemistry class when the teacher handed out little strips of colored paper and told you to stick the tips in various liquids on the desk in front of you.
Depending on the liquid tested, the strip turned different colors. Those strips of litmus paper were short-cut indicators of [...]
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Posted in wisdom on Jan 2nd, 2012
One of the trends I’ve noticed with increasing frequency in the business world is the increasing use of life coaches.
From what I’ve observed, a life coach is essentially a mentor offering business skills advice or personal life advice at an hourly rate.
For this trend to have continued growing in recent years, there must be some [...]
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Posted in Christ's sacrifice on Dec 16th, 2011
It’s refreshing when we meet somebody who’s not looking to score a payday from us or a moral compromise by us or some contrived comment to massage his or her ego.
Yes, when somebody just wants to nurture or establish a friendship with no ulterior motive, that’s a very good thing.
At His core, it seems, that’s [...]
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